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IBM's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services.

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Annual Revenue

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Employees

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CEO

Arvind Krishna

CEO Approval Rating

68/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1911

Headquarters:

Armonk, New York

Status:

PublicNYSEIBM

Industry Sector:

IT Services,
Internet Software,
IT Consulting

SIC Code:

7371NAICS listing »

7372NAICS listing »

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Cisco is perceived as one of IBM's biggest rivals. Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, California, and was founded in 1984. Cisco operates in the Telecommunications Equipment industry. Cisco generates 66% the revenue of IBM.

Accenture is one of IBM's top competitors. Accenture is a Public company that was founded in 1989 in Dublin, County Dublin. Like IBM, Accenture also competes in the IT Services field. Compared to IBM, Accenture has 141,400 more employees.

Dell Technologies has been one of IBM's top competitors. Dell Technologies was founded in 2016 in Round Rock, Texas. Dell Technologies competes in the Storage field. Dell Technologies generates $15B more revenue than IBM.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Arvind Krishna

CEO

- -
350,600
$0
$77.1B
1

Chuck Robbins

Chairman & CEO

81/100
75,900
- -
$51.5B
2

Julie Sweet

CEO

72/100
459,000
- -
$43.2B
3

Michael Dell

Chairman & CEO

64/100
138,000
- -
$92.2B
4

Mike Salvino

CEO

63/100
130,000
- -
$20B
5

Paul Hermelin

Chairman & CEO

84/100
219,300
- -
$15.8B
6

Safra A. Catz

CEO

82/100
136,000
$31.5M
$39.8B
7

Takahito Tokita

President

65/100
132,138
- -
$35.7B
8

Sundar Pichai

CEO

80/100
118,899
$1.7B
$160.7B
9

Satya Nadella

CEO

83/100
144,000
$61M
$134.2B
10

Andy Jassy

CEO

69/100
25,000
- -
$25.6B
The top 10 competitors in IBM's competitive set are Cisco, Accenture, Dell Technologies, DXC, Capgemini, Oracle, Fujitsu, Google, Microsoft and AWS. Together they have raised over 1.8B between their estimated 1.6M employees. IBM has 350,600 employees and is ranked 2nd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 175,348.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$77.1B

IBM's revenue is the ranked 4th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 63.3B. Over the last four quarters, IBM's revenue has grown by 19.8%. Specifically, in Q4 2019's revenue was $21.8B; in Q3 2019, it was $18B; in Q2 2019, it was $19.2B; in Q1 2019, IBM's revenue was $18.2B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Red Hat, Inc.

Oct 2018

Source »
$34B
Red Hat provides open source software development, training and certification services to the enterprise community.
Oniqua Pty Ltd.

Jun 2018

Source »
undisclosed
Oniqua is a provider of MRO inventory optimization solutions for mining, transportation and petrochemical industries.
Armanta Corporation

May 2018

Source »
undisclosed
Armanta is a developer and provider of aggregation and analytics software to financial services firms.
Vivant

Oct 2017

Source »
undisclosed
Vivant is a digital agency that offers behavioral science and data transformation solutions for financial industries.
Cloudigo

Sep 2017

Source »
undisclosed
Cloudigo is a data center company that specializes in developing data center infrastructure and networking solutions.

These are all the companies that IBM has acquired. IBM has acquired 59 companies and its latest acquisition was Red Hat, Inc. in Oct 2018. Red Hat provides open source software development, training and certification services to the enterprise community.

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

Lightbend develops a cloud-based platform that offers application development and real-time data streaming solutions for businesses.
$25M
Mar 08, 2020
Equity
-
CQC is a provider of cloud infrastructure and quantum computing solutions for commercial and defense sectors.
-
Feb 10, 2020
Equity
-
Apttus is a provider of revenue management solutions for energy, financial, healthcare, and entertainment industries.
$55.2M
Sep 07, 2017
Series E
Sep 01, 2018
Lightbend develops a cloud-based platform that offers application development and real-time data streaming solutions for businesses.
$15M
Jul 11, 2017
Series C
-
Digital Asset is a distributed ledger platform that offers compliance reporting and auction settlement solutions for financial institutions.
$60M
Jan 20, 2016
Equity
-

These are all the companies that IBM has invested in. IBM has invested 59 companies and its latest investment was Red Hat, Inc. in Oct 2018. Red Hat provides open source software development, training and certification services to the enterprise community.

IBM News

Today 11:19 AMComputer Weekly

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April 6, 2020VentureBeat

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April 6, 2020Engadget

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IBM Blogs

October 26, 2016IBM Blog

18 OpenStack Cloud Vendors Successfully Complete Community Interop Challenge Issued by IBM Cloud

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October 25, 2016IBM Blog

IBM Introduces New Watson Solutions for Professions

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October 25, 2016IBM Blog

IBM Powers MobileFirst for iOS Apps with Watson to Boost Decision Making for Professionals

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October 25, 2016IBM Blog

The Weather Channel Launches Bot For Facebook Messenger, Powered By IBM Watson

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October 20, 2016IBM Blog

Report: IBM Global Business Services Ranked #1 in Thought Leadership

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October 19, 2016IBM Blog

The Weather Company Launches its Signature WEATHERfx Ad-targeting Platform in Germany with BurdaForward

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April 14, 2015IBM BLOG

Residency announcement: Systems of Insight in the Digital Transformation Era

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IBM Press Releases

February 29, 2020University Chronicle

IBM Named One of the World's Most Ethical Companies

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February 18, 2020Business Press 24

IPDS / AFP - A future-proof printing solution

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February 6, 2020PRWeb

Cohesive Solutions Earns Title of #1 Reseller of IBM Maximo for Fourth Time

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February 3, 2020WebWire

CTA Thanks Ginni Rometty for Leadership, Vision at IBM

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January 28, 2020GlobeNewswire

Illumio Joins IBM Security App Exchange Community

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January 22, 2020PRWIRE

Blue Prism Expands IBM Partnership to Deliver Broader Intelligent Automation Capabilities

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IBM Videos

September 13, 2019IBM Youtube Channel

"IBM & Problem Solvers: Chieko Asakawa, IBM Researcher (long-form)" on YOUTUBE

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August 29, 2019IBM Youtube Channel

"Smart loves problems." on YOUTUBE

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April 5, 2019IBM Youtube Channel

"IBM Cloud: The Cloud That Manages It All" on YOUTUBE

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June 29, 2016IBM Youtube Channel

"IBM Cognitive Supply Chain - Risk Insights" on YOUTUBE

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June 9, 2016IBM Youtube Channel

"IBM GM, Harriet Green on Leadership and Women in IT" on YOUTUBE

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May 27, 2016IBM Youtube Channel

"Cognitive Build: Our Story" on YOUTUBE

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May 18, 2016IBM Youtube Channel

"IBM Today" on YOUTUBE

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Headquarters

1 New Orchard Road

Armonk, New York10504-1722

1-914-499-1900

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Summary

ABOUT

Overview

IBM (NYSE: IBM) is a multinational technology corporation founded by Charles Ranlett Flint in 1911 and headquartered in Armonk, New York. IBM employs more than 380,000 employees and produces $80B USD in annual revenue. IBM’s product line consists of p...

CEO

IBM's CEO, Arvind Krishna, currently has an approval rating of 68%. IBM's primary competitors are Cisco, Accenture & Dell Technologies.

Website

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Frequently Asked Questions about IBM

  1. When was IBM founded?

    IBM was founded in 1911

  2. Who is IBM's CEO?

    IBM's CEO is Arvind Krishna

  3. How much revenue does IBM generate?

    IBM generates $77.1B in revenue

  4. How much funding does IBM have?

    IBM has historically raised $0 in funding

  5. Where is IBM's headquarters?

    IBM's headquarters is in Armonk New York, USA

  1. How many employees does IBM have?

    IBM has 350,600 employees

  2. What sector does IBM operate in?

    IBM is in IT Services, Internet Software, IT Consulting

  3. Who are IBM's competitors?

    IBM's top competitors are Cisco, Accenture, Dell Technologies

  4. Who has IBM invested in?

    IBM's has invested in companies such as Lightbend, CQC, Apttus
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